Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Fulham
5–1
Manchester United beat Fulham 5–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 20th August 2006 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (8'), Wayne Rooney (16', 64') and Cristiano Ronaldo (19') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Louis Saha 1–0
- 14' Ian Pearce OG 2–0
- 16' Wayne Rooney 3–0
- 19' Cristiano Ronaldo 4–0
- 40' Rio Ferdinand OG 4–1
- 45' Mikael Silvestre for G.Neville
- Half Time
- 50' Michael Brown
- 51' Ryan Giggs
- 60' Ji-Sung Park for Giggs
- 60' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Saha
- 64' Wayne Rooney 5–1
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
- Louis Saha scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 75,115.
- Wayne Rooney's brace took him to 2 in 2006-2007 and 38 for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 1st goal of 2006-2007, and his 27th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Mikael Silvestre
45' for G.Neville
Ji-Sung Park
60' for Giggs
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
60' for Saha
Fulham Lineup
Starting XI
4 Franck Queudrue D
5 Philippe Christanval D
7 Liam Rosenior D
8 Michael Brown M
9 Heidar Helguson F
11 Luis Boa Morte F
14 Papa Bouba Diop M
15 Collins John F
19 Ian Pearce D
21 Jimmy Bullard M
29 Antti Niemi G
Substitutes
1 Mark Crossley
2 Moritz Volz
3 Carlos Bocanegra
13 Tomasz Radzinski on
20 Brian McBride on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Chris Coleman
Fulham
Match Information
United vs Fulham History
Meeting 65 of 97
97
Played
59
Won
23
Drawn
15
Lost
190
Goals For
103
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th January 1905. After this match United had played Fulham 65 times: 36W 17D 12L.
19 Mar 2005 W 1–0 PL 1 Oct 2005 W 3–2 PL 4 Feb 2006 W 4–2 PL
20 Aug 2006 W 5–1 This match
24 Feb 2007 W 2–1 PL 3 Dec 2007 W 2–0 PL 1 Mar 2008 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 40 | 78.7 |
| Away | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 44.7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →